Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed the work of repairing the gemstone or treasury room of Puri Jagannath Temple and the work related to the goods list will be started after the permission of the state government. An official gave this information.
This announcement was made by Arvind Padhi, Chief Administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple Administration and Archaeologist D.B. Garnayak held a press conference on Monday. ASI is the patron of this 12th century temple located in coastal city.
Padhi said, ‘By the infinite grace of God, the conservation and repair work of both the external and inner rooms of the gemstone store is completed today.’ The outer chamber is used regularly to keep and remove jewelery for temple rituals and festivals. The most precious ornaments made from gold and diamonds are kept in the inner room. This room has not been opened for the last 46 years because there were concerns about its structural strength.
Indian Administrative Service official Padhi said, ‘Conservation work was done by ASI for about 333 hours in 95 days. A total of 80 people worked together to conserve the treasure of God. He said that the work related to the goods list will be started only after the permission of the state government.
Jagannath temple of Puri works under the Law Department of the State Government. Padhi said that the jewelery and other valuables kept in iron containers and shelves were transferred to temporary rooms inside the temple in two phases in July last year. At that time, the gemstone stores were opened after four decades.
He told that now that the repair work has been completed, all these valuable items will soon be taken inside the gemstone store. The last time the object list of the temple was made in 1978.
Temple sources said that according to the goods list, the temple has 128 kg of gold and more than 200 kg of silver. Some jewelery layer of gold has been mounted and at that time their weight could not be weighed. Padhi said, ‘The repair work by the grace of God on July 8 of Gods and Goddesses & Lsquo; Neeladri Bije & rsquo; Completed before. ‘
The opportunity to return to the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath & lsquo; Neeladri Bije & rsquo; It is said and with this the Rath Yatra concludes.